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Railroad Magnate scapes
Committee, Hires Own
Automobile and Goes for
Bide Evades Questions
About Oregon Road.
"Jim" Hill, the empire builder, 70
years " young, " arrived " In Portland , Oyer
hi latest achievement In railroad builds
Ina-. the North Bank bridges, at 10:10
this morning; gave one of his famous
foot-race interviews, missed the recep
tion committee, started out on a hunt
for an automobile garage and , after
walking nearly a mile rented his own
niachlne and wcntout for a ride, leay.
lng the half frantic committee to tear
up and down the streets looking for
him. - ' v;
When he showed up again at Ms
special train In the depot yards a little
after noon he had seen moat of Port
land, by himself, had walked over the
freight yardc of the North Bank and
had the situation so well In hand that
he no longer had to he shown Portland
but could talk intelligently about the
lay of the land to the committee that
came up to ask ' him ' to lunch with
them. 4 v.-1' - - v.-
Mr. Hilt said that today at' least lis
had no plans for ' going - into central
Oregon with a railroad, but said if he
had he could not tea the public aoout
' it until he was ready. He also said he
had no Idea of establishing a steamship
line to care for the grain shipments of
the North Bank to the orient. For an
swers - to minor questions ha, referred
everyone to his subordinates.
waiting iot uiv Bymitm.
The Hill special began to be expected
about 8 o!clock this morning. - Then
word came that the train bearing the
railroad men had laid overnight . at
River railroad, and' bad crossed the Co
lumbia on the Kalama ferry at 8 o'clock.
This would bring them In town about
1:10 or o'clock. It was said. They
watted In Vancouver" tor the fog; to lift,
however, so that Mr. Hill and his as
sociates could see the bridges and the
Vancouver terminal yards.
The hour kept getting later and the
crowd of curious ones at the depot blg-
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PROGRAM FOR
TONIGHT'S BANQUET
Charles F.'Swlgert. Toastmaster.
I. "Welcome North "Bank,"
Charles F. Swigert, president
Portland chamber of Commerce.
. "The State of Oregon," his
excellency, George B. Chamber
lain, governor. , '
t. "The State of Washington,"
his excellency, A. E. Mead, gov
ernor. . . ,
4. Address by . our guest,
James J. Hill. , . . t.
,1. 'The Columbia River Gate
way," Hon. Charles W. Fulton,
United States senator. - r-' .
: . "Railroads as . Empire :
Builders," Hon. Miles C. Moore.
.. 7. Address by. our guest,
Howard Elliott . .
8. "A Message From the In
land Empire," Hon. F. E. Good
all, mayor of Spokane. -, . -i V
. I. 'Should There Be a Closed
Season for Railroads?" . W," W.
Cotton. -
10. . 'Address, Francis B. Clarke.
. 11. -. '"Prospects of Trade -With,
the Orient," Hon. H. B. Miller,:
consul-general to Japan. '
II. ' "Highway and Society."
C. E. S. Wood. -
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BRIDGES
TU-otliers Are Accused by Government Agents of Counter
feiting United States' Coin Plaster Molds Said to '
v: Have Been Found on Them AVhen . Captured.
"Arrested on a charge of counterfeit
ing In a town where they have lived
most of their time and where their par
ents and brothers and slaters stilt re
side, and discovered, ao the government
agents claim, with the goods on them,
is the fate of ' two brothers, Ed and
Harry Newton of Baker City, who are
to be brought to Portland, and arraigned
before a-United States commissioner.- " 1
The two boys, the oldest of which Is
but 26' years, are now In the cejstody-of
the sheriff at Baker City. They will
be brought to Portland tonight or to
morrow by a. deputy United v 8tfttes
marshal. The day after, their arrival
they will be arraigned for a preliminary
hearing on a charge of having had molds
HILL PARTY PROGRAM
' 10 a- m. Crossed .Columbia
and Willamette river bridges jmi 4
Inspected terminal ' yards, from
rear platforms of. private cara,
. 10:80 a., m. Hill 'special en
tered union depot-'
11 a. m. Inspection of S..P
' S freight terminals and ' Auto
mobile trip over city, i v. ;
- 1:80 p. m. Luncheon at Arl
ington club. ,;..;..,.....'- v."
. t'-tO to: - S p. m. Automobile
ride and business appointments.
. 6:8Q i p. m.-Chamber of . com
merce banquet at Commercial
club, ' '
I ; Midnight Leave for Puget
sound. - . .
Jarpe J. Hill, Chairman of Board
STATE OF KANSAS
SHUTS UP SAUK
(Cnlted Pma Leased Wirt.)
Arkansas City, Kan., Nov.; I. The
Cltliens . a: Farmers State bank, re
garded as one of the strongest. Institu
tions In this section of the state,, closed
Its doors today. The state closed the
bank, pending an Investigation, : but
gave no .other explanation. :
and devices In ' their possession - with
which they could make spurious money.
A complaint against the brothers was
Slled by United States District Attorney
ohn McCourt In the federal district
court this morning. j'
The complaint alleges (that "plaster
molds having designs similar, to thoae
molds used by the government for
making 120 gold pieces were discover!
when the plot was made known to the
authorities, v There Was also some metal
found and the assumption of the gov
ernment Secret service agents - is that
the men Intended making spurious pti-s
the dse of $20 gold coins and1 then platt
ing them with gold or some other metal
resembling it, Other tools were aids
found. ' ,, ; . . .
The cache' or place tt operation -has
not been . located. v ' . ,
. Sentence Suspended in Case Trippers Meet Head On in
Vfe V' of Curtis, the Judge .Con- Heavy -Fog on Waverly
v S&r-ti sidering Him as Much Woodstock Line Scores
' a Victim as a' Criminal- of Passengers Bruised and
-0WWV D-aUe Courts, Cut by M,ig 0,8, ,
'fSjf --v!V!f-V StfflMW'tfa tf&VvV V "' -jfl&A formerly ice king and a prominent fac- ing. a Waverly-Rlchmond tripper, car
"tyi'k'y WV.tA ' V. : fltk" tor ,n th "nanclal world, must spend No. , collided with an outbound Wav-
' HWflrtl JVSMh &i'&lSj- 'I 'lMSaW 15 years In state's prison. Judge Hough erly-Woodstock tripper, near Twenty-
' "SVi this morning passed this sentence. ' sixth and Clinton streets, shattering the
iPht-i:M'Hi4 WfJ?.tX wi -""'-a ViAV. .Sentence was suspended In the case vestibules and breaking the windows of
rKjl''lfS.'ifr K25aV' -1 VfiSk-C Alfred H. Curtis, former president of both csrs and painfully Injuring a do.en
' ' '4ltl" 'lli-KC5'i?i'' VfV the Bank of North America. - or more persona. Most of those hurt
' ' f-f. i' m C WWWS. WJi' flWS ' (Continued on Page Seventeen.) (Continued on Page Four.)
'II mwm .- ; mm : . .
: wsaw.- lie irrnno inlnnnnrn iiiiiit
i; r JAIL FOR WHEN CIS
I -mMt MORSE ' " HI I
of Directors, Great - Northern Railroad, Who Arrived In Portland This
. Morning. ' '
mm city
BMLVJIAKEII
Earthquake Causes Panic
and People Fear General
Disaster May Occur.
(United Pr LMd Wire.) ' r..
Plauen, Germany, Nov. e. A : violent
earthquake shock occurred In this city
today tnd threw the people Into a panto.
Houses were rocked and people flea Into
the -streets In terror; . .The shock lasted
several minutes.
Late thla afternoon the people had re
fused .to reenter their houses, fearing a
repetition.' of the shock. Sharp explo
sions and a, heavy rumbling noise ac
companied' the--earthquake,.: which, was
tne cuimmavung snocrc or a series or
smaller quakes that have shaken the
city for the past week, j
The temperature, - or tne medical
springs here was increased IS degrees
In av few seconds. - The people are afraid
a gene raj disaster may overtake, them.
CUBANS MOURN '
GREAT LIBERATOR
fVnlted Pnm Leased fftre.1
Havana, Cuba, Nov. . The funeral
bf-Tomasoo Estrada Palms, formerly
president Mf " the republic of Cuba, was
held here at f pur -o'clock' this afternoon.
The body was given elaborate -militai
and state honors and the cortege was
followed by a throng of sorrowing peo
ple. ' I'x . . ,. "; ..
The failure of the' newspaper organ of
Joeph Mi(?iel Gomes and Doctor Al
fredo Zaas. '.candidates,- respectively,
for jpresMent and vice-president of the
re-organlaed republic, on the Liberal
ticket, to Join in the common expression
of Borrow and tribute to-Uie dead "pat
riot has aroused the people and ' may
have, a damaging effect on the Liberal's
chances,. . . . . .
eomPEfts riL
MAKE AliSWER
o (United Press Leased Wire. 4
. Washington, Nov.-. C Before he left
here today' to . attend the annual con
vention of the American Federation of
Labor at Denver, Samuel E. Gompers,
president of the federation, gave out an
Interview. In which he declared he was
not a candidate -for reelection as presi
dent of the organisation. -
. "I am .not a candidate for reelection
as president of the American Federation
of Labor in the sense that I seek the
office," declared Gompers. J"But if 1
am not active as president, I shall take
my position- In the rank and file of
Ubor."- - ' ' '
Gompers defended his course In sup
porting Bryan and ' declared that he
would answer his critics from the floor
Of the convention. He 'would explain
ils attitude fully then, ha declared.
. jonn w. ayea. gran a master wora
mtn ' of the Knights of Labor, a body
not affiliated with the American Feder
ation of Labor, - today declared - that
Gompers ' and his ' associates exceeded
their authority In taking the federation
Into politics. ' "
It is probable there will be warm dis
cussions When the federation meets at
Denver. .-.
INGALLS TURKEY :
FOR THE TAETS
. - ' - ' - ,-' ' ' ' l :
(United Press Leased Wire.)
. Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. . Prealdent-elect-
Taft will leave here t ,t o'clock
this evening. for Hot Springs, Va, where
be will remain three weeks resting from
his strenuous campaign. .Ot-::,
On Thanksgiving day judge Taft and
Mrs. .Taft will be the guests of Melville
E. ' Inralls. ' chairman, of the - board ; of
directors of the "Big Four", rajtroad. J
TAFT'S LEAD IS
IIICBEASIIIG DAILY
Present Complete Returns
Give Him 59.8U Votes
Plurality 21,H9.
Taft's plurality in Oregon, with a
number of counties yet to hear from
as to their complete returns, is now
24.14. Complete returns from 18 coun
ties and Incomplete returns from the
remaining 16 give Taft 59,814 votes and
Bryan B,S. It is expected that when
the official returns are all In, Taft will
have a plurality of about 26,000. '
Complete official returns were re.
celved this morning from Umtllla,
Marlon and Jackson counties, and com
plete unoffiolal returns from Benton
eountyv Umatilla gives Taff 2,836,
Bryan 1,B9, Debs ISO, Chafin 119 and
Hlsgen S. Marlon's vote is: Taft
a,785, Bryan 2,203, Debs 275, Chafin
301 and Hlsgen 6; total ' vote, 6,669.
Benton's unofficial poll gives Taft 1.
184 and Bryan 773.
Mariom Strong for Taft. '
' 8alen Bareaa of The Joorn.1.)
Salem, Orif-Nov. 6. The official count
In Marlon county -was - completed last
evening and shows that Taft hn ms.
Jorlty in this" county of 1,882. The vote
was distributed between the candidates
aa follows: Taft 3.785, Bryan 2,203,
Debs 276, Chafin 301, and Hlsgen 6." The
total vote cast for presidential electors
equals .869. The Vote for United States
senator last June was 7,001. The regis
tration is about 7,400.
The matter of a county high school,
submitted to the voters last Tuesday,
was defeated by a vote of 2,188 for and
2,26 against.
COO. Majority In Jackson.
Medford. Or... Nov. 6. The official
count in Jadfson county shows Taft
1.037, ' Bryan 1,(37, "Debs 379, Chafin
98, Hlsgen 10. The majority over Bryan
Is 600. -. . ...
Umatilla's Taft Vote. .
r Pendleton. .Or.. Nov. The official
count i of the vote In Umatilla countyJ
was completed thla evening annv is as
follows: Taft 3,836, Bryan 1,(69, Debs
180. Chafin 110, Hlsgen 3.
.
" ' , Benton Gives 411 Plurality.",1- '
V cWvallls. Ott., Nov. 6.- Complete un
official . returns - gtV'e Taft 1,184 and
Bryan 773, , .
I .1 . - ' .
George Hopkins Responds
to Police Ruse and
"Puts It Back."
San Francisco. Nov. 6. A searching
investigation of the books of Cashier
George Hopkins of the State Savings &
Commercial bank of this city .is being
made following his arrest last night oil
charges of embezxling funds of the in
stitution. It Is believed that shortages
exceeding 88,000 will be discovered.
- Hopkins, who came to San Francisco
from San Jose, was given his position
with the bank two years ago. He was
to have left today on a vacation, but by
accident the assistant cashier, W. w.
Deamer, and the . manager. C. T. Haag,
of the bank, discovered a draft .for
$1,(00. which on the books showed a
payment of 4700, Police Investigation
was asked by the bank and a trap .was
laid for Hopkins, t
Hopkins was confronted with an al
leged list of the amounts of his specu
lations and called upon to return the
bank's funds. The rlck.was successful
and Hopkins returned 36,000 in drafts.
His . arrest followed Immediately, It
Is possible there may be no prosecution.
s
FOSTER HOMmtiUSTRIES
"It is an interesting study for the Oregon consumer to see howr r
i far-reaching is trre" effect of loyalty to home products, sard V, A-
3 " Goss, president and general manager of the Acme Mills, "The good,
T substantial user of an Oregon-made rolled oat product helps to sup-
X, Pr dozens of families working in our own cereal mills. We in turn .
buy pur paper boxes from Oregon institutions whose factories sup-
X . port dozens of families. We buy our' wooden cases from the lumber t,
mills and box factories and they in turn support dozens of fartn'irs.
i."toyalty to home industry creates a cycle of prosperity whiih 7
X turns firsj from ouf plant,.then to another home industry . "
arid -so on, each in turn benefiting theother and in 1 the nn t r, i
T benefiting our city and .state. On the other hand the consumer
: -asks for foreign products is entirely unmindful of the brnef.tt A t!
community except te meager profit coining to the diHtrilmtor.' .
X believe that the moist loyal supporters of home inli-;ry srr r
manufacturers themsdves., ,Thfs is due to the (act that ti ' v , '
impressed upon them daily'as to the benefits i i ! rt ;
X fostering our own industries.". : ,
WE H
PRODUCTS
NEEDED
Harriman Official Explains
Object of Demonstration t
Train Farmers Not Alive
to Oregon's Agricultural
and Market Possibilities.
. ByHalph A. Watson. '
' (Special Dispatch to The JoerasL)
Dallas, Or., Nov. 6. Fifteen hundred
persons at Dallas and 5f)o at Sheridan
greeted the Southern Pacific demonstra
tion train during the morning's work.
In spite of the heavy fog which hung
over the two towns the crowds, were
enthusiastic and listened with great in
terest to the talks by the professors
from the' Oregon agricultural college.
From the., moment' the talks were
finished until the train .pulled' out the
exhibit pars were besieged with Inter
ested farmers and cltisens eager to ask
question about the dairy, horticuft--ural
and other exhibits.- This has been
the most successful day of the excur
sion. The attendance of . the schools
at Dallas was dismissed during the stay
of the train.' -
Independence and Wellsdale will he
visited i and ' during the afternoon the
train will be taken to Corvallis.
The demonstration train is dolnga
great work in arousing public interest
in modern methods of farming. During
Thursday the lecturers spoke to morr
than 6,000 farmers gathered at the dif
ferent stops made.' . .
Object of Demonstrations.
"What. we want to do is to change the
agricultural map of Oregon and Wash
ington. We want to make a dozen
blades of grass, a herd of dalrv cows.
a band of hogs, two bushels of grain
grow, where one grew before. We want
a family on every 10, 20 or 30 acres of
the land In Oregon and Washington. We
want oeoDle and products. Passengers
aooT freight, business, in shore That
Is the reason why the Southern Pacific!
and the O. R. A N. companies are send
ing out these demonstration, trains to
tour the agricultural districts of Oregon
and of ' Washington. Our. object Is
selfish, to be sure, for we must have
the people here ami the business to
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TARIFF AT WORH
California Committee, Ap
parently: Will Move to
Revise ! Upward.
(Catted Press teased Wtre.1.
San Francisco, , Nov. (.The general
committee on - tariff revision for the
state of- California, called together by
the California promotion committee, 'is
already preparing-a report- to- be jp re
sented to the ways and means com
mltee of the bouse at the approaching
session of congress. According to
Judge N. P. Chlpman of Sacramento the
committee will work night and day to
prepare the data.'
Judge Qhtpman yesterday declared
that . the action of Chairman Sereno
Payne in suddenly calling the congres
sional committee together appeared t
be for the purpdae of forestalling pos
sible protests against Its suggestions
for the revision of the, tariff. .
The local committee received urgent
requests from Congressman Needham
of California, who Is a member of .the
congressional committee, to ' hurry the
report- and forward It, as the, first
meeting Is set for next Monday.
All of the sub-committee consider-,
ihg the aspects of the tariff on-specified
industries have Indorsed : a , hiKii
protective tariff bufe.,(have failed to
append arguments fqr its retention.
This failure will be remedied . before
the flnalreport of the local commit
tee 1 is forwarded. r. ;